Ankylosaurus magniventris — Ankylosaurus magniventris
Ankylosaurus magniventris Ghedoghedo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA 3.0

Dinosaur

Ankylosaurus magniventris

Armoured dinosaur

Ankylosaurus is the club-tailed armoured dinosaur of the Hell Creek and Lance formations. Isolated osteoderms (armour scutes) and small leaf-like teeth with a swollen base appear in trade; the tail club and skull are rare. Many 'Ankylosaurus' scutes are actually from the nodosaur Denversaurus or indeterminate, so a cautious label is wise.

PhylumChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderOrnithischia
FamilyAnkylosauridae
GroupDinosaur
Rank (PBDB)genus· Paleobiology Database
AuthorBrown 1908· Paleobiology Database
Classification (PBDB)Chordata › Ornithischia › NO_ORDER_SPECIFIED › Ankylosauridae· Paleobiology Database
Range (PBDB)83.6–66 Ma· Paleobiology Database
PBDB occurrences16· Paleobiology Database

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Cite this article

Stratum Strata. "Ankylosaurus magniventris" (Taxon). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/taxa/ankylosaurus-magniventris. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Taxon article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, pbdb, commons, wikidata, nhm. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
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